The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-15

from crystal Springs on the LIN ihsi-
The young people OF Sardis experienc,
much pleasure with their attractive tenni
club.
All the newspapers in the State ar
chronicIing the arrival of the first cotton
bloom"
Hon. J.. r. Cameron. of Madison, hal
been appointed a trustee OF the A. and NJ
College.
Spanish mackerel are surprising the fish
ermen of Bay ST. Lous, By their grea
abundance,
A gentleman from Beauregard Is ship
ping cucumbers North, which net him s:
per barrel.
Mrs. Mary F. Barnett, widow Of the lat
Dr. ]. w. Barnett, died in Vicksburg yes
rerday morning.
The Aberdeen Guards have made all ar
engagements to 90 into quarters at Camp
Henry, in July.
Prof. William Harvey, recently OF Geor
gia, will open business College in Yves
| son, in a few days.
The grand jury, at the recent term Of
circuit court in Yazoo county, returned on
ly twenty true bills.
A number Of enterprising farmerr in and
| near Starkville, met last week and organ
lied horticultural society.
Yazoo City voted, last week, upon the
electric light question, with majority OF
/ twenty in favor of the lights.
Capt. John w. Sharpe, an old citizen OF
Summit, and chief OF police OF that place,
died very suddenly, last week.
Miss Mamie McClutchie, of Natchez,
died very suddenly last week, while visit
ing relatives in Jefferson county.
| The Greenville street railway is almost
| finished, and the managers will fit up an
attractive park, at its terminus.
Early in the fall, the Crystal Springs
| Meteor will add a talented horticultural
editor to its already efficient staff.
Saturday was great day, and the un-
yelling of the Louisiana Monument, a
| great event, for the city OF Vicksburg.
A man named Welch was seriously in
| iured near Walden last week, by falling
| roof, which crushed the lower part OF his
body.
Miss Meta Nicholson, of Livingston, and
Mr. John Willis, of Deer Creek, were mar
ried last night, at the home OF the brides
parents.
Mr.. A. A. Campbell, of Yazoo county,
was married last week to Miss Susie
Stuart, of Virginia, niece Of Gen. j. E.
B. Stuart.
Brandon Female College holds her COM
mencement this week. Maj. E. Barksdale
made the annual address, at eleven o'clock
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs B. F. Alexander, fol mer
residents of Brandon and Jackson, cele-
brate their golden wedding to-day, at
i1enlo Park, California.
At the re-opening of he Jewish Synag-
que in Greenville, recently, Rev. r. NJ.
Standifer, of the Methodist church, offered
the opening prayer.
Miss Matte Tolbert, formerly student
at the Jackson Commercial College, has
now position as book keeper in the Mis-
sissippi Mills at Wesson.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Pass Chris
tian gave musical entertainment last
week, which is spoken of as being remark
ably good and entertaining.
The freshman class at the A. and NJ.
College held their competitive examina-
tons Tor the medal, last week. 1t was won
by Mr.. F. G. Lewis, of Meridian.
The Wesson Truck Company has secured
y
proceed to fence at once. 1t is located less
than one mile from Wesson depot.
Hon. Roderick Seal, one of the most distin-
will be married tonight to Miss Mary n :,
Johnston, of Lewisburg, Virginia.
At present four organizations for the re-
lief of farmers are ia full blast in Missis-
sippi, viz; Farmers Relief, Farmers ALI
ance, the Grange and Agricultural Wheel.
young lady at Crystal Springs, Miss,
has realized one hundred dollars this sea-
son. from the sale of cape jessamines to.
travellers on the railroad through that
place.
One of the two scholarships given by the
Vanderbilt University 10 the State Dental
Association for four months course at
that Institution was awarded to Mr.. Frank
Smith, of Grenada.
Misses Ellen Martin and Wick Hill, of
the Industrial College, and Miss Maggie
Hill, of Whitworth, sailed last week for
Europe, where they will spend several
months.
The Masonic fraternity of Hazlehurst
have perfected arrangements for cheap
excursion from Yazeo City to the Sea
Shore Camp Meeting on July Is. Tickets
will be good for fifteen days.
A circular saw, at Lavenworth's mill,
near Greenville, burst into four pieces last
Wednesday. One piece flew out and struck
Josh Blackwell in the head, tearing out a
great piece of his skull.
Miss Ora Reid, of Canton, received the
Swearingen medal, at Bellewood Seminary,
in Kentucky, last week. This medal is
given for the highest average in mathe-
mates. She also won several other
honors.
w. w. Hitchcock, Baltimore oyster
and fruit packer, was on the coast last
week, looking for building material for a
packing house, somewhere on the gulf
coast, either at Mississippi City or Biloxi.
The following postoffices have recently
been established in Mississippi Glendale,
Tunica county, John Q. Cribs. postmas-
ter; Oktibbeha, Kemper county, p. w.
Davis, postmaster Phallia, Bolivar coun-
ty, Jet Dent, postmaster.
The Philharmonic, of Greenville, II
entertain their friends this evening with
light opera in two acts, The Belle of
Saratoga" Prof. Borneman is the must
cal director. The Philharmonic Club
counts the most prominent people in Green
vile among its members.
Miss Julia Battles, young girl of Mag
nolia, has composed and had published a
charming fantasia for the piano, entitled
ing highly complimented upon the beauty
of her composition by musical critics.
Mrs. Mary Mckinney, wife of Mr.. w. c.
H. Mckinney, OF Auguilla, Sharkey coun-
ty, died at her home last week, and was
H., e l. e.
Capt j. J. Halbert. She was very lovely
woman, and her death il sincerely re-
GREETED by all who knew her.
Capt. A. J. Landrum was shot down and
| instantly killed on Saturday last, on the
Gwin place, about twelve miles below
Bentonia, Yazoo county, by two brothers
named Ben and Walter Collum, who have
been arrested and are now in Jail in Yaxoo
City. The provocation was about the tri-
fling matter of ferriage fare Capt.
Landrum was highly respected and use
| full citizen, and leaves wife and six chill
dren.
| A remarkable photograph is in possess
sion of the Miller family at Tupelo. II
1 contains representatives of five generations
of the family, aud was taken in 1884. The
originals of the picture are Rev. VIM.
Halbest, aged 81; next his first descendent,
Mrs. Mary Banks, aged IS then her first
daughter, Mrs. Francis Keller, aged A
next Mrs. Kelter's eldest child, Mrs. n. j..
Miller, aged "a, and last, Mr.. Homer
Miller, aged fourteen months.
Gen. s. ID. Lee, in accordance with the
direction of the President of the "Grass
Growers Convention has appointed an
Executive committee of three, and conn
mittee of twelve on Transportation and
Markets The committees are composed
of the following gentlemen Executive-J.
H. Odeneal, Chairman, and Messrs. ]. F